Skip to content

How It All Began

How It All Began

How It All Began

How It All Began

by Lively, Penelope

  • Used
  • Very Good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Very Good/Very Good
ISBN 10
1905490887
ISBN 13
9781905490882
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
€9.51
Or just €8.56 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
€11.29 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 7 to 28 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

London: Penguin, Fig Tree, 2011. Very good hardcover, third impression. Dust jacket is mylar coated and unclipped. Some minor age related marks and discolouration to the page block, with a small amount of creasing to the base block. CN. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Synopsis

A vibrant new novel from Penelope Lively — a wry, wise story about the surprising ways lives intersect When Charlotte Rainsford, a retired schoolteacher, is accosted by a petty thief on a London street, the consequences ripple across the lives of acquaintances and strangers alike. A marriage unravels after an illicit love affair is revealed through an errant cell phone message; a posh yet financially strapped interior designer meets a business partner who might prove too good to be true; an old-guard historian tries to recapture his youthful vigor with an ill-conceived idea for a TV miniseries; and a middle-aged central European immigrant learns to speak English and reinvents his life with the assistance of some new friends. Through a richly conceived and colorful cast of characters, Penelope Lively explores the powerful role of chance in people's lives and deftly illustrates how our paths can be altered irrevocably by someone we will never even meet. Brought to life in her hallmark graceful prose and full of keen insights into human nature, How It All Began is an engaging, contemporary tale that is sure to strike a chord with her legion of loyal fans as well as new readers. A writer of rare wisdom, elegance, and humor, Lively is a consummate storyteller whose gifts are on full display in this masterful work.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
PsychoBabel & Skoob Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
533938
Title
How It All Began
Author
Lively, Penelope
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
ISBN 10
1905490887
ISBN 13
9781905490882
Publisher
Penguin, Fig Tree
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2011

Terms of Sale

PsychoBabel & Skoob Books

Refunds

Returning unwanted goods

7 days to cancel purchase for non-faulty goods

In the EU, you have the right to cancel your on-line purchase within seven working days.�

This seven-day "cooling off" period begins on the day when you receive your purchase.�

You can choose to cancel your order for any reason within this time frame – even if you simply changed your mind.

We will give you a refund within 30 days. This refund must include any shipping charges you paid when you made your purchase.

Although you have a right of refund, you will have to pay the postage costs of shipping goods bought on-line back to us.

Worldwide returns:

Our voluntary returns guarantee: You may return, for a full refund, any item ordered from us within 30 days of receipt, provided it is in perfect condition.

Please contact us to obtain a returns authorisation by completing and returning this cancellation form, emailing (books@psychobabel.co.uk) or telephoning +44(0)1235 861411. You will be responsible for the cost of returning the item to us, unless we delivered it to you in error or it is faulty. It is your responsibility to ensure safe return of the item.

If you return a high-value item, we recommend you use a recorded delivery service. Once we've received your item, we'll refund the same means of payment as you used to make your purchase. This returns guarantee doesn't affect your statutory rights and therefore doesn't affect your right of cancellation described above.

Emails are usually answered within 24 hours, except at weekends.Shipping/Delivery TimesWe ship orders from Monday to Friday and all orders received and paid for before 3:00pm are sent the same day. Orders placed on weekends or Bank Holidays are shipped the following business day.

UK packages are sent via Royal Mail. International orders are shipped via Royal Mail's airmail service. Expedited courier deliveries can be arranged. Please contact us for a quote.

Heavy orders (over 5kg UK or international) are usually shipped via private couriers. If your order is for a particularly heavy book or a volume set, please contact us with your shipping address and we will quote your total cost - the price of your order plus shipping costs - before you place your order.

Postal Insurance and special delivery is available at extra cost - simply let us know and we'll quote your total order amount, including p&p for whatever service you require.

About the Seller

PsychoBabel & Skoob Books

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2005
Didcot, Oxfordshire

About PsychoBabel & Skoob Books

Didcot, Oxfordshire UK Bookseller specialising in professional collections. Psychology, Psychiatry, Medicine, Law, Literature, Theatre etc

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

This Book’s Categories

tracking-